Previously on Enchanted Jedi Rise...

Much to his reluctance, Anakin Skywalker was assigned a mission to rescue the kidnapped son of crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But he wasn't doing it alone. For this mission, he was accompanied by his brand new Padawan Ahsoka Tano and his secret daughter Princess Gabby.

Anakin walked up to a hip that just arrived after finding where Jabba's son was being kept.

"Lieutenant, did the kidnappers see you?" Anakin asked.

"No, sir. We're the best scouts in the regiments." said the clone lieutenant.

"What about the bounty hunters? Are they still down there?"

"I don't think so. We haven't seen them in a while."

"Well, what are we up against?"

The lieutenant showed Anakin a hologram of a monastery that was guarded by at least two droid battalions, according to their knowledge, and too heavily fortified to land there. Anakin told the scouts to get some rest and then left.

Meanwhile, Ahsoka and Gabby were with a group of clones, sharing their story from Christophsis.

"I heard you were surrounded by droids," said one clone. "How did you ever get the shield down?"

"Okay, so there's a wall behind him with a hole in the middle, so I pull the wall down on top of the droids, destroying them and saving the general and the princess."

"And he was so scared," said Gabby.

"I was not!" Anakin said, probably too quickly.

The clones just laughed.

"Is that true, sir?" Rex asked.

"Well, most of it." Anakin said. "Except the being scared part."

"You were hugging me like I was a teddy bear!" Gabby said.

"Quiet, you." Anakin said, getting embarrassed as his daughter did not appear on his side with the story.

Even the droids were laughing.

"Alright, men, we still got a job to do."

"Yes, sir." Rex said. "You heard the General, move it!"

As all the clones left, Anakin walked up to Ahsoka and said, "Would this be a good time to teach you that a Jedi is humble, my young Padawan?"

"Sorry, just trying to keep the boys inspired is all." Ahsoka said as she walked with her master and new little sister figure.

As Gabby skipped along, she grew lots of pretty flowers, which some clones found pretty adorable as she pranced around like a happy fairytale princess.

"Does that happen a lot?" Ahsoka asked.

"Mostly when she's happy," smiled Anakin. "Which is most of the time. Better get used to it. She's still learning to control her powers."

"How does she even have powers, anyway?"

"I don't know," shrugged Anakin. "They just, sort of appeared. As far as I know, Senator Amidala, her mother, doesn't have any magic of her own."

"What about her father?"

Anakin froze for a bit.

"We don't really know anything about her father." Anakin said. "All I know is that it's a good thing some of our allies happen to be magical creatures, otherwise it'd be impossible to know how to train her."

The Jedi got themselves onto a gunship to be ready for the mission, but not before getting their cloaks on. They even had a little one for Gabby.

"Even in a cloak, you look adorable." Anakin smiled, holding his daughter in her cloak."

Anakin, Gabby, Ahsoka, and a team of clones all rode on a gunship as Obi-Wan Kenobi reported what he learned on Tatooine.

"All right, Anakin, here's the story. Jabba has given us only one planetary rotation to get his son back home to Tatooine safe and sound."

"Won't take us that long, Master." Anakin said.

"Well, take extreme care. We have no idea who's holding Jabba's son." Obi-Wan said. "When I've finished negotiations with him, I will join you."

Ahsoka looked at her master.

"Stay close to me, if you can." Anakin told his Padawan.

"It won't be a problem, Master." Ahsoka said.

Then Anakin turned more serious.

"This isn't practice, Ahsoka."

"I know, and I'll try not to get you killed."

"Don't forget we got a baby on board too." Anakin said.

"I'm two and a quarter!" Gabby corrected.

Suddenly, the ship started to rumble. A clone alerted Anakin that they were taking blaster fire.

"Close the blast shields, Lieutenant!" Anakin ordered. "Get us under those guns!"

The blast shields were closed, Anakin had Gabby hold onto him tightly while the clones readied their weapons, and the gunships landed on the ground below.

As soon as the light turned green, the door opened, then Anakin ignited his lightsaber and ran out with his men following, and then Ahsoka too.

Many explosions and blaster bolts fired as the droids attempted to shoot down the Jedi Forces.

The Jedi and the clones had their backs against the bottom of the cliff, where the battle droids couldn't see or hit them easily. One droid looked so far that he fell over.

"So, this is where the fun begins." Ahsoka said.

"Race you to the top," smirked Anakin.

"I'll give you a head start."

"Your mistake. Hold on tight, Princess."

Anakin jumped up onto the wall of the cliff, grabbing a vine while carrying Gabby on his back and deflecting blaster bolts with his lightsaber.

"Right behind you, master!" Ahsoka exclaimed, grabbing another vine.

The clones fired up ascension cables while the Jedi were racing each other.

Ahsoka saw a walker climbing up the wall and swung onto it while her master continued to use the vines. Battle droids came in on speeders, trying to shoot her down, but she fought them off on her own, but nearly fell off the walker, and more droids came in to attack. Luckily, Anakin came in and took down the droids, but also took one of their speeders for himself to get to the top of the cliff.

"Gotta keep up!" Anakin teased as he and Gabby zipped away.

"Hey, no fair!" Ahsoka whined.

The Jedi and clones continued to race to the top, Anakin jumping in. Gabby squeaked in fear when she saw they were surrounded by droids.

"Surrender, Jedi!" said one droid.

But then, Anakin jumped up and fought the droids off with his lightsaber, only for more attack droids with energy shields to appear.

"Blast it, Ahsoka, I told you to stay close to me." Anakin said.

Gabby held on tightly to her father as the droids were closing in, the little girl beginning to choke her father as her grip tightening. Suddenly, the droids in front of them were blasted.

Anakin and Gabby both looked back to see Ahsoka standing on a tank with the blaster that destroyed the droids.

"I can't get much closer, Skyguy." Ahsoka said.

"Gabby, let go. You're choking me!" Anakin said, getting Gabby off his back.

"Sorry." Gabby said, and her father set her down.

"I knew you'd get here, Snips, eventually."

"Always in time to save your lives." Ahsoka smiled, stepping down from the tank.

The clones scanned the perimeter, and confirmed it was safe.

"All clear, General." Rex told Anakin.

"Nice work, Rex." Anakin said. "Have some men look after the wounded."

"Roger that, sir. Gunships are holding at a safe distance."

But the people didn't know that they were being watched from a balcony up above, where stood a hooded woman and a droid.

"The droids have done their part." said the woman. "Now it's your turn."

"Too many droids here for them to be renegades," said Anakin.

"What's 'renegade' mean?" Gabby asked.

"Someone who leaves their team behind." Anakin said. "I sense Count Dooku's hand in this. Let's find Jabba's son and get outta here."

"No problem. The hard part's over." Ahsoka said.

"I wish you wouldn't say that," said Anakin before walking into the monastery. "Stay close, Princess."

Gabby clung to her father's leg.

"Not that close." Anakin said, shifting his ankle to get the child to let go.

Ahsoka laughed at how cute the little girl was. Anakin then picked up the child and placed her in Ahsoka's arms.

"You look after her for now, Snips." Anakin said.

Ahsoka looked at the toddler in her arms and couldn't help smiling when the little girl smiled at her.

"You're so cute." Ahsoka said. Then she started to follow her master, the clones following close behind into the monastery.

It was really dark in the monastery. The clones had to turn on their helmet lights to see where they were going.

"I don't like this place," said Rex. "It gives me the creeps."

"This looks like one of those B'omarr monk monasteries that I read about in my studies at the Temple." Ahsoka said.

Gabby held onto Ahsoka as they journeyed farther into the monastery.

"What's wrong?" Ahsoka asked, noticing the girl was shaking. "Afraid of the dark?"

Gabby holding on a little tighter answered that question.

"Smugglers take these monasteries over, turn them into their own personal retreats." Anakin explained.

"And the monks just let them?" Ahsoka asked, sounding surprised.

"Smuggler usually get what they want one way or another."

"That's not very nice." Gabby said.

"Smugglers don't play nice. Neither do the Separatists. And we've got the injured soldiers to prove it." Anakin said. "You can always stay back at the Temple."

"No, I wanna help." Gabby said. "Somebody has to teach them what happens when you don't play nice."

Suddenly, there was the sound of metallic rattling, which made Anakin ignite his lightsaber, and Gabby get ready to use her magic.

"Good guy or bad guy, Master?" Ahsoka asked, holding Gabby away to protect her if she had to.

"Who are you?" Anakin demanded from the droid.

"Merely the humble caretaker, O mighty sir." said the droid. "You have liberated me from those dreadful battle bots. I am most thankful."

"Where is the Hutt?"

"The battle bots kept their prisoners on the detention level. I must warn you it is very dangerous down there, my friend. Not a place for servant girls."

"Do servant girls carry these?" Ahsoka put Gabby down and held her lightsaber up. "I am a Jedi Knight."

Anakin glared at Ahsoka, making her deactivate her weapon.

"Or soon will be."

"And I'm a Jedi Initiate." Gabby said. "And princess of Naboo."

"A thousand apologies, young ladies." said the droid as the girls passed.

"Captain, we'll get the Hutt." said Anakin. "Stay here and keep your eyes open."

"Copy that, sir." Rex said.

And with that, the Jedi left to search for the Hutt.

Meanwhile, the same hooded figure, whose name was Ventress, was contacting her master Count Dooku.

"They have taken the monastery, Master. Skywalker is here. He's on his way to rescue the Hutt."

"Well done, Ventress." said Dooku. "All is going according to plan."

"I could easily take them now, especially the little girl they brought with them."

"Patience. Collect the data I need." Dooku said. "You will get your chance at revenge soon enough. And you must leave the princess unharmed."

With that, Dooku hung up.

"Mistress, the Jedi have entered the dungeons." said a battle droid.

Anakin, Ahsoka, and Gabby were walking through a dark hall.

The girls looked around and could see battle droids nearby.

"Master, you know you're walking us into a trap?" Ahsoka said.

"There are droids here," whispered Gabby.

"I know." Anakin said.

Ahsoka and Gabby both got nervous as they continued to pass droids, and Gabby started to make a cold breeze blow through the hall as she was getting scared.

"We just passed two more droids." Ahsoka said, wrapping her arms around herself as it started to feel cold.

"I know." said Anakin.

"Well, I don't like this. Can I just take care of them?"

"Oh, well, if you feel so strongly about it, go ahead." Anakin said.

Ahsoka quickly brought out her lightsaber and sliced the droids' weapons one by one and then destroyed the droids themselves.

"Not bad. You remembered to destroy their weapons first." Anakin said.

"I'm improving your technique." Ahsoka smiled.

Then, Gabby screamed, and a bolt of lightning struck one more droid in the other hallway, electrocuting it to death.

"of course, you did miss one." Anakin said.

"I did that on purpose. So Gabby could have a turn." Ahsoka said.

"I took down a droid." Gabby said. "Did you see?"

"That was a pretty good shot, Princess." Anakin said, picking Gabby up and gently tapping her nose. "But it'll take more than one electrocuted droid to win the battles in this war."

The Jedi walked into another hall and found a door, where Gabby immediately held her nose.

"I sense our kidnapped Hutt is in here." Anakin said.

Ahsoka exclaimed in disgust. "I smell him, too."

"He needs a bath." Gabby said, still holding her nose.

Anakin used the Force to open the door, and he and the other were surprised when inside they saw what looked like a little slug-like creature that was whining.

"He's a lot younger than I thought he'd be." Anakin said.

"Oh, he's just a baby." Ahsoka said, looking at the baby Hutt with a hint of love in her eyes.

Gabby couldn't help finding the little Hutt pretty cute too. She always loved babies, especially baby animals and other species.

"This will make our job a lot easier." Ahsoka said. "Oh, he's so cute."

"Stinky, but cute." Gabby smiled.

"Just wait until you see what he'll grow into." Anakin said.

Meanwhile, on Tatooine...

Obi-Wan Kenobi was leaving Tatooine. Not only because he was done with the negotiations, but also because he was getting tired of the intense heat. How his former Padawan could stand the heat, he had no idea. But Obi-Wan didn't know that he was being watched by Count Dooku as he left.

Dooku walked into Jabba's lair to deliver some false news he hoped would get the Hutts to join the Separatist alliance.

"O Great Jabba, I have news of your son." said Dooku, removing his hood. "I have discovered it is the Jedi who have kidnapped him."

Jabba then spoke in Huttese to his protocol droid, who translated, "How have you come by this information?"

"I have my ways. More importantly, might Jabba, I bring a warning. The Jedi are planning to destroy you."

Jabba once again spoke Huttese, sounding appalled. His droid translated. "The most wise Jabba demands proof."

"And he shall have it." Dooku said.

The clones checked the perimeter, and the sergeant came to Captain Rex with a report.

"No sign of any more droids, Captain."

"All right, Sergeant." Rex said. He activated his wrist com to contact Anakin. "General Skywalker, the castle is secure, and it's nearly midday."

"Thanks, Rex." Anakin replied to Rex's message while Gabby and Ahsoka were in the cell with the baby. "We've got Jabba's son. Any sign of General Kenobi yet?"

"No, sir." Rex said over the com.

"Master, my Jedi training didn't prepare me for this." said Ahsoka. "What are we gonna do?"

"Well, since you think that smelly larva is cute, you're gonna carry it." Anakin said. "I got someone cuter to carry."

Gabby went to her father, knowing he meant her, and he picked her up and kissed her cheek before leaving Ahsoka with the Huttlet, who started crying.

The Jedi walked out from the monastery, each of them carrying a different baby.

"How do you like your little buddy now?" Anakin asked Ahsoka teasingly. "Still cute?"

"You know, he's reminding me of you more and more." Ahsoka said, holding the baby up a little bit, and the baby smiled and cooed at Anakin.

"Aww, he likes you." Gabby said.

"See? You're two of a kind." Ahsoka said.

"Maybe you should carry both of us then." Anakin joked.

Gabby giggled and said, "You're too big."

Gabby could practically see a dream cloud appear as she imagined Ahsoka trying to carry Anakin in her arms bridal style, but he was too heavy for her, and she lost her balance and fell back under his weight, both of them piled on top of each other on the ground. It was actually kinda funny to the child.

Anakin rolled his eyes and started to walk away with Gabby in his arms, while Ahsoka turned Jabba's son to face her, the baby whining again, but also coughing.

"Master, I think this little guy is sick. He's burning up with a fever." said the Togruta.

Anakin stopped and let Ahsoka approach him. He felt the huttlet's forehead, and sure enough, he had a fever.

"You're right. We've got to get him back to the ship immediately." Anakin said.

"I could give him a kiss," shrugged Gabby. "It would heal him."

"I don't think that's wise." said Anakin. "You might catch whatever he has, and there's no telling if it's dangerous for humans. Trooper! Get me a backpack!"

A trooper brought the Jedi a backpack, and they began to place the huttlet in it.

"Will you just let me do it?" Ahsoka said.

"Don't cry, Baby." Gabby cooed. "We're going to take you home to your daddy."

"Shh. Calm down, little guy." Anakin said calmly, gently stroking the huttlet's head. That was how he sometimes got Gabby to stop crying when she was a little baby. "You're perfectly safe with us."

"Those mean Separatists can't hurt you anymore." Gabby said, gently tickling the baby. "Cootchie, cootchie, coo."

The Jedi didn't know then, however, that they were being recorded by the same caretaker droid from earlier.

"My lord, I have the recording you requested." Ventress told Dooku over a holo-transmitter.

"Transmit it at once." Dooku said. "Your new objective is to recover the Hutt."

"And deliver him to Jabba unharmed?" Ventress finished.

"Precisely. Do not fail me."

But when Jabba was shown the holo-recording, it was hard to believe that the Jedi were trying to harm his son while at least one of them was going gaga over him and the other was actually trying to calm him down gently. But, Dooku thought of a way to make sure Jabba didn't see the truth.

"Do not be fooled by the seemingly gentle behavior." Dooku said. "The Jedi have your son and are indeed plotting against you."

Jabba said something in Huttese. Then Dooku said,

"My droid army has already initiated a rescue. Rest assured, mighty Jabba, your son will be saved."

Jabba then spoke, and his droid translated, "Mighty Jabba wishes to know what you ask in return."

"Perhaps you would consider joining our struggle against the Republic."

Meanwhile, Ahsoka was carrying the huttlet in the backpack as she and Anakin received a holo-call from Obi-Wan.

"Anakin, did you locate Jabba's son?" Obi-Wan asked.

"We have him, but it looks like the Separatists are behind his abduction." Anakin said. "This smells like Count Dooku to me."

"I think it's little Stinky you smell." Ahsoka said.

Gabby tried growing some lavender flowers on and around the backpack, hoping the scent would overpower Rotta, the huttlet's stench. She took a sniff of the air.

"That's better." Gabby smiled.

"I'll bet Dooku is using us to get Jabba to join the Separatists." Obi-Wan said.

"Uh oh."

"Master Kenobi, we have another problem." Ahsoka intervened. "This Huttlet is very sick."

"I'm not sure we can get him back to Tatooine alive, Master." Anakin said. "This whole rescue may backfire on us. I still don't think dealing with the Hutts is a good idea."

"Anakin, you know they control shipping routes in the Outer Rim." Obi-Wan pointed out. "Jabba's cooperation is crucial to the war effort. If you let anything happen to his son, our chances of a treaty with him will disappear."

Suddenly, there came a noise. Ahsoka looked up.

"Master? We've got trouble!"

"Defensive positions!" Rex exclaimed, and the clones got to their battle stations.

"Anakin?" Obi-Wan said.

"I'll have to call you back, Master." Anakin said. "We're under attack. We could use a little help here if you have the time."

"And see if you can find out what kind of plants can be used to make medicine!" Gabby added quickly.

"I'll get there as soon as I can." Obi-Wan promised. "Protect the Hutt, both of you."

And the transmission ended.

Anakin put Gabby down, and the little one ducked behind her father as he deflected blaster bolts from the ships

"We've got spiders inbound!" One clone shouted. That scared Gabby. She hated spiders! But the clones would need a pretty big book to squash the kind of spiders they were dealing with.

While the clones were blasting at the droids, Gabby started to use whatever magic she could muster. She was still learning to use them, so they weren't quite as strong as she would've liked them to be then.

She made wind to throw the flying ships off course a little bit, and grew plants to trip the droids. But there were so many droids, and more and more shots were getting fired by the second.

"Get inside!" Anakin told his Padawan. "You too, Gabby!"

Gabby followed Ahsoka as she ran back into the monastery, R2 following. The others fell back soon after as the droids continued to close in and there were still too many to fight.

The droids stopped as the door closed, and Ventress arrived.

"Mistress, the Jedi have barricaded themselves inside the main vault," said a battle droid.

"They have nowhere to run." Ventress said.

"Captain, we'll stay here until General Kenobi arrives with reinforcements." Anakin declared.

Ahsoka looked disapprovingly at Anakin, and so did Gabby.

"What?" Anakin asked.

"Master, do you honestly think we can hold them off?" Ahsoka said. "We've got to find a way out of here."

"Our mandate is to protect this Hutt, and that's what we're going to do, Ahsoka."

"Our mandate was to get this Hutt back to Tatooine, and time is running out."

"I suppose you have a plan." Anakin said more as a statement than a question.

R2 beeped.

"Yes," said Ahsoka. "Or I think so, R2 willing."

"All right, Snips. I'll trust you on this one." Anakin said, he looked at his daughter for a moment.

Anakin knew that if his daughter were in Rotta's position, he would want whoever rescued her to be able to save her the way Ahsoka insisted they did with the Huttlet.

"Captain, hold them here as long as you can." Anakin told Rex before leaving with his girls.

"Will do, sir." Rex said. "You heard the General! Get ready to turn those clankers into scrap metal!"

The Jedi managed to find a place R2 could plug himself into in another part of the monastery.

"If there's a way out of here, Artooie will find it." Ahsoka said.

"Make it quick." Anakin said. He looked at the backpack to see Rotta sleeping. "Finally asleep, huh? Put him down. Get some rest yourself."

Gabby rubbed her eyes and yawned a bit.

"Someone else sounds tired now," sang Anakin, picking up the princess. He spoke in his normal tone then. "It's been a long day for you too, little one." That he said to Ahsoka.

"I can hold him, Master." said Ahsoka. "I'm not tired."

"Okay, suit yourself." said Anakin as he sat and started rocking Gabby to sleep. He spoke quietly, but loudly enough for Ahsoka to hear him. "I don't see why you won't just listen to me."

"I do listen to you, Master." Ahsoka said. "I just don't like being treated like a youngling."

"You must have patience. What are you trying to prove anyway?"

"That I'm not too young to be your Padawan."

By that time, Gabby was fast asleep, so Anakin gently lay her down on the bench so she could rest, and he stood up to talk to his Padawan.

"Ahsoka, a very wise Jedi once said 'Nothing happens by accident.'" Anakin said, remembering what Qui-Gon Jinn said years ago before he died. "It is the will of the Force that you are at my side. I just want to keep you there in one piece, just like I've been keeping Gabby safe since she was born."

Ahsoka then gently placed the backpack down to rest herself.

While the clones kept watch from behind the closed door, the battle droids were trying to figure out which wire to cut.

"The red one?" asked one droid.

"No, not that one." said the other.

"The blue one?"

"No, not that one."

Tired of the nonsense, Ventress sliced all the wires with her red lightsaber.

"That'll work." said the battle droid. And the vault door opened to let them in. The clones immediately readied their weapons and started firing as the first and second wave of droids entered the premises.

Anakin and Ahsoka could hear the commotion from where they were as it shook the room and woke Gabby.

"What was that?" Gabby said.

"That sounded bad." Anakin said.

Just then, R2 beeped and held up a hologram of the monastery that showed them a new way out.

"A backdoor landing platform!" Ahsoka exclaimed happily.

"We'll call for a gunship when we get there." Anakin said. "Lead the way R2."

Anakin turned to leave, but then noticed the backpack Rotta was in was empty now.

"Ahsoka, wait. Where's Stinky?"

"You told me to put him down!"

"Find him!"

"I think I already did." Gabby said, looking under the bench. "He's gonna need Hide and Seek lessons."

"Come on out, you little slug." Anakin said, reaching in and carefully pulling Rotta out and taking him into his arms so he could place him back into the pack for Ahsoka.

Meanwhile, Ventress ordered her droids to stand guard while she took care of Anakin.

"Seal the main gate and all portals." said Ventress. "Let nothing escape this castle."

"Yes, Mistress." said a battle droid.

Suddenly, that battle droid was blasted into oblivion by a clone's blaster, and the one who blasted him was none other than Captain Rex. He tried to get Ventress too, but she deflected his shots with her lightsabers, took his blaster with the Force, and began Force-choking the clone.

"Where is Skywalker?" Ventress demanded from Rex.

"I don't talk to Separatist scum." Rex gasped.

Ventress dropped Rex and performed a Jedi, or rather Sith, mind trick on him.

"You will contact Skywalker now." Ventress ordered.

"I will contact Skywalker now." Rex said, under the sith's spell.

Anakin managed to get Rotta safe and secure in the backpack, this time having Gabby make safety straps out of some daisies and vines.

"Let's see you get away this time." Anakin smirked. "Daisies suit you surprisingly well too."

"Anakin, come in," said Rex over the com.

"Anakin?" Ahsoka said, confused. Rex and the clones never called Anakin anything other than 'General Skywalker' or 'Sir.'

"We've held the droids, sir." said Rex.

"That's not like Rex." Anakin said quietly.

"What is your location?"

"Ventress." Anakin whispered before hanging up.

"Dooku's assassin?" Ahsoka asked.

"She's here to kill the Hutt. Come on." Anakin said.

"Mistress, I must inform you that Republic reinforcements have arrived," said a battle droid as Ventress approached.

"We must hurry," said Ventress.

"Roger, roger."

A Republic cruiser arrived just off-planet, and numerous ships were unleashed.

"Skywalker is in trouble," said Obi-Wan. "You know the drill."

"Copy that, sir." said a clone.

And the Jedi warships flew in to save Skywalker and his team.

Anakin, Gabby, and Ahsoka arrived at the landing platform, where Anakin immediately contacted Obi-Wan.

"Skywalker to Obi-Wan. Mark my location." Anakin said into his wrist com. "I need a medical ship immediately. Do you copy?"

Obi-Wan, meanwhile, was getting bombarded with blaster shots.

"Anakin, do you read me?" Obi-Wan said. But, his transmission didn't get through. "They're jamming our transmissions. I hope Anakin is having an easier time than we are."

"I can't get ahold of Obi-Wan." said Anakin. "I'll see if I can find Captain Rex."

Anakin tried to contact Rex, but got no answer, as he didn't know Rex and some other clones were being held prisoner by the battle droids... until a battle droid came too close, hearing the sound from his wrist, and Rex literally hit the droid's head off and then swiped his blaster, which he used to fight the others and get his men to assist in taking down the battle droids.

"Rex, do you read me?" Anakin said, trying once more.

"I read you, General." Rex said. "We're pinned down in the courtyard."

"Do you need help?" Anakin asked, and when all he heard was blaster shots, he said, "I'll take that as a yes, Captain. Stand by, we're on our way. Skywalker, out."

"Master, Stinky is really sick." Ahsoka said. "He's turning every shade of green except the one he's supposed to be!"

"The mission was to get him back to Tatooine alive." Gabby added.

"Obi-Wan will get here eventually." Anakin said. "Right now, we need Rex to help us find a ship."

Suddenly, there was a metal rattling sound headed right for them.

"Oh, great. Rolling death balls." Ahsoka said.

The Jedi deflected the blasts with their lightsabers, while R2 went to close the door. That was also when Ventress arrived.

Fortunately, R2 managed to close the door before the deadly droids or the assassin could reach them. Unfortunately, Ventress' lightsabers easily cut into the steel door.

"I think now's a good time for a retreat." Anakin said.

"'Retreat'? That's a new word for you." Ahsoka said.

"And one that I know what it means." Gabby said.

"Maybe into the jungle." Anakin said, running to the edge of the platform.

"Wait, I remember the jungle was a bad place." Ahsoka pointed out.

Just then, two spider droids blasted at the platform, scaring some big dragonfly-like creatures out of their hive.

"So much for going that way." Anakin said.

"Well, we can't go that way!" Gabby said fearfully, pointing at the door, where Ventress was halfway done cutting a doorway for herself.

"Looks like we're out of options." Anakin said.

The baby started to fuss like he was trying to point something out.

"Not now, Stinky." said Ahsoka.

"Look! Stinky found something! Over there!" Gabby said, pointing to what Stinky found.

Ahsoka looked and saw it. "Master! Another landing platform!"

"With a ship on it." Anakin said.

"Nice work, Stinky." Ahsoka said.

Ventress was almost through the door, and some spider droids were climbing in the Jedi's direction.

"So, how are we gonna get over there?" Ahsoka asked.

"Leave that to me." Anakin said, and he jumped off the platform, landing on one of the giant dragonflies.

"I hope I don't have to learn that." Ahsoka said, looking down.

That was when Ventress made her way through. Gabby screamed as Ventress attempted to attack her and Ahsoka.

"Where is Skywalker?" Ventress demanded.

Suddenly, Anakin appeared on a dragonfly.

"Right here, Ventress!" Anakin said. He made the dragonfly swoop and knock Ventress over.

Anakin had his dragonfly come back around. "Hop on, Snips!"

Ahsoka quickly picked up Gabby and grabbed Anakin's hand to get them both onto the dragonfly with him just in time as the platform collapsed. Luckily, R2 was able to rescue himself with the help of his rockets. And they flew all the way to the other platform.

Ahsoka did not like the look of the ship they found, however.

"We're taking this junker?" Ahsoka said. "We'd be better off on that big bug."

"It's not a horse-drawn carriage, but it'll do." Gabby said.

"Get on board and prime the engines. Assuming it had engines." Anakin said.

"That would be easier if I knew how to work a ship."

Gabby followed Ahsoka as she approached the ship, and they spotted a familiar droid.

"Hey! You're that caretaker droid." said Ahsoka. "I wondered what happened to you."

"Me too." Gabby said.

"Oh, young ones. I mean, princess and soon to be Jedi Knight." said the caretaker droid. "I had to get away from that terrible..."

That was when a battle droid exited the ship and said, "Okay, everything's loaded. Let's get out of here."

"Why, you-" Ahsoka began but what interrupted by Gabby.

"You tin-plated traitor!" the princess said angrily.

Ahsoka ignited her lightsaber.

"Blast them!" the caretaker droid ordered.

The droids attempted to blast the girls, but Ahsoka deflected their shots with her lightsaber, and Gabby used her magical plant growing ability to nab the caretaker droid and hold him still so Ahsoka could finish him. And it was finally safe to enter the ship.

Meanwhile, Obi-Wan and the reinforcements finally arrived.

Obi-Wan went to look for Anakin, but instead ran into Ventress.

"Master Kenobi. Always chasing after Skywalker." said Ventress. "How predictable."

"Anakin leaves quite a mess." said Obi-Wan. "Which always leads me to you, Ventress."

Anakin, meanwhile, got the kids all ready to go.

"Let's get Stinky out of here." said Anakin.

Anakin pressed a button to start the ship, but it didn't work.

"If we can," said Anakin.

Anakin kept trying, but the ship only made sounds like a car that wouldn't start.

Ahsoka and Rotta both started to whine impatiently.

"I'll be old enough to go to school by the time this thing starts at this rate." Gabby groaned.

"Relax, girls." Anakin chuckled. "R2, see if you can spark the ignition couplers."

R2 tried to spark the ignition couplers, and the ship still wouldn't start.

"No, that's not it." Anakin said. "Try opening the fuel lifters all the way."

R2 tried that, and it worked.

"Good work, buddy." Anakin smiled.

And they were off.

Gabby Ahsoka looked out the window and saw the battle still going on.

"Uncle Obi-Wan is here." Gabby said.

"Now we'll see some real fireworks." Ahsoka said.

"Excuse me?" Anakin said. "What do you call what I've been doing all day?"

"I don't know. The words 'reckless' and 'babysitting' come to mind."

Gabby giggled at that.

"Very funny, Snips." said Anakin sarcastically before turning serious and pressing some switches. "Back to work. The troops still need our help. Charge the main guns."

"How are we gonna help? Stinky's getting sicker and sicker." Ahsoka said.

"But we promised Rex we'd help them." Anakin said.

"Master, we've got to get him to the medics on the Jedi cruiser. It's our only chance to get Stinky back to his father still breathing."

What would you do if I was the one sick like the huttlet, Daddy? Gabby asked Anakin in her mind through the Force. She couldn't use the Force the same way her father and his Padawan could, but she could still use her mind to send Anakin a message or two.

Anakin didn't need to think twice when he felt his daughter's words hit him.

"Captain Rex, this is General Skywalker." Anakin said over the com. "We're not going to be able to help you."

"Don't worry about us, General." Rex said. "We'll be alright. The mission always comes first, sir.

And the Jedi took off to save the Huttlet once more.